Giant Trevally

Fishing and seasons

Abundance season, spawning season and legal closure are three separate things. Each line carries its kind of evidence, its region and its source; what is not documented is said to be undocumented.

Habitat and diet

• Feeds mostly on demersal and pelagic fishes and also consumes crustaceans and cephalopods. A general description of the species, not a Saudi diet study; a natural diet does not prove a best bait. Biological reference Global
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  Caranx ignobilis — Giant Trevally — Feeding section · Scientifically documented
  Feeds mostly on demersal and pelagic fishes; also consumes crustaceans and cephalopods. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

• Pelagic over habitats including rocky areas, coral reef channels, and inner and seaward reefs, often cruising reef drop-offs in search of prey. A general description of the species on the Museums Victoria page, not specific to Saudi coasts. Biological reference Global
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  Caranx ignobilis — Giant Trevally — Distribution section · Scientifically documented
  Pelagic over rocky areas, coral reef channels, inner and seaward reefs; cruises reef drop-offs in search of prey. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

Seasons

• In Jazan, a Saudipedia article on the Kanna season (2 February 2023) says fishermen can catch «البياض» (bayad) throughout the year. The source does not name this species, does not say which species the name covers, and does not link the name to this species, so this is not stated for it, and it does not mean the chances are equal in every month. About a name that covers several species Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea · Jazan
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  ما موسم الكنة؟ — Jazan fishing-seasons list: البياض entry (all year) · Unconfirmed
  The page, dated 02/02/2023, lists البياض among the groups fishermen can catch throughout the year in the Jazan region. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

Time of day

• General handlining guidance from an FAO manual: the best times are usually early morning and late evening. It is general advice, not specific to this species and not backed by a Saudi study; the same manual advises also watching the current, the bottom and the presence of bait fish when choosing where to fish. General guidance — not species-specific Global
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  Handlining and squid jigging (FAO Training Series No. 23) — Part I, section 8 "Deciding where and when to fish" (Moon and sun) · Scientifically documented
  States that, as a general rule, the best times for handlining are early in the morning and late in the evening; the right time also depends on the species and place. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

Bait

• The natural diet is given in the diet note on this page. A practical suggestion to test, not a bait shown to be best: a fish bait or a lure imitating fish prey. A natural diet does not by itself prove the best bait. Practical suggestion to test — not shown to be best Global
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  Caranx ignobilis — Giant Trevally — Feeding section · Scientifically documented
  Feeds mostly on demersal and pelagic fishes; also consumes crustaceans and cephalopods. (our rendering of what the locator holds, not a quotation)

• No published seasonal description specific to this species was found in the sources checked.
• Spawning months for this species: not documented in the sources checked.
• Best month for line fishing: no Saudi source checked ranks the months. Abundance season, spawning season and legal closure are three separate things.
• Bait ranking: no Saudi comparative trial was found in the sources checked.